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Amer. sh.
Cer. bqa
Amér, bye.
Brit. bye.
Captain Cölambeaud
Commander A. S, Barker::
Hiugo Shanghai
Amoy Hongkong Amoy Shanghai
Japat
Marshall Group.
Vladivostock Tonquia
Shanghai
Adolph
-MANILA.
In port on March 29, 1884.
Alice Reed. Asteria
Crown Princo Brit. bye.
David. Fenney Amer. at New York ph. New York Qer. Brit. qc
Enigron
Glamorganshire Brit. by New York Great Admiral Amer, an
Highflyer Gerbige. Liverpool Herbert Black Amer, bya,
Hudson Bay
Oasis
Brit.
Amer, bue. New York
Prudencia Ger. Ege, Boston
Stouny Petrel Brit. toe.
Still Water
Tarlor
Titania
Brit. be. United States Ger.
Brit.pl
Brit, bqe.
Brit hoo.
TLOTO.
Amor. a
United States
Lieut.-Commander Rötzer Commander P. F. Harrington Commander de Beauinont
Captain Fleurial
.Ramon Valentin Buenaplata
Captain Debar
taiu Jose Calderop
Commander FJ. Higginson
Commander Moltsoff
Captain Kalaguras
Name.
Flag and Rig.
Tons.Guns.
B.F.
Captain
Abreck
Russian aviso
35
25 Brinak
.Alert
Cristoforo Colombo D'Estaing Duguay Trouin Enterprise
American gunboat
1084 541
300
Captain Schanz
550
Commander Barclay
Italian corvetto
5000
Captain Accioni
French cruiser
2736
15
Fronch cruiser
3000
Captain Muret de Paginas
American corvette
1375
000
Russian transport
1000
80
Captain Koltchma
American aloop
1375
1200
Captain McCormack
Russian gunboat
450
80
Coinmander Stark
French cruizer
Commander Roustan
from the centre of the Town, ...
Return,
20.,,
German gunboat
420
310
45
American gua-vozo}
Cor
French sloop
1182
375
French Frigate
6700
en
Spanish teansport
2200
DJ
French guatat
437
100
Spanish despatch-vessel.
456
260
American corvottu
1275
700
Kaptaan
Licensed Bearers (each). Hour, Half day,... Day,
...10 cents, 35 cents. ...50 cents.
Morge Nayezdnik Nerpa Opritchnik Paton Richmond Skobeleff Sobal Storck Tamega
Bussion genbost
4.00
Russian corvette
1330
Russian gunboat
400
Commander. Valrendt.
Russian corvette
1400
Captain B. Irashintsoff
American frigate
American gunboat
300
200
Lieut.-Commander Glidden
Shangbei
Hoogkong Canton Hongkong Canton Vladivostock Toochow Vladivostock Ningpa
Walla Castio Wylo
2300
14
800
Captain Ser
Ekerrott
Russian corvotte
Gersnan curvette
in gunboat
2100
14
Captain Blazoda all
Hongkong
Dakota
Guiena
Firit bqo. New York
400
7
80
Commander Boyla
Japan
9030
18
2500
Captain von Nostits
Jupiter
Gorge, Boston
Ашсу
Portuguese guaboat
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
Macao
Kaiser
Gorah San Francisco
Sofid
Tangou
Bussian ganboat
Commander Heck
Singapore
Ban sch. Saigon
Willy
Ger brie, Halifar
**
$3.00 Triomphanto
French ironclad
4176
14
2400
Captain Baux:
Velasco
Spanish corretto
1158
Captain Bazilio Button
Amoy Hongkong
2.00 Villars
French corvoste
2400
15
676
Captain Dewatre
Shanghai
Volta
French corvette
1300
Captain Fournier
Hougheng
CEBU,
*
2.60 Vestock
Wolf
Russian gunthoat
Commander Molchansky
German gunbest
420
340
Lieut.-Commander von Rayon ?
Vladivostock Cariton
Alice Reed Leuburg
1.75
1.50
WATERS, &c.
1:00
Tyls
Name.
Gions.
LE Indi
Commander.
60
Dispit. pated.
450
200
Lim Kwel-chung
.80
20
Chinesa
20 CHAR-jui 10 Chen-to
Obop-chung Chop-i
17
Chinese
.200
J. Stewart
China
Hankow
300
Chineza
39:0
200
Chinese
Honam
320
200
Chimere
· Lien-chf Pong-chao-hai
Thư trong hung
Hai-king-ching
180
310
Chinese
-330
200
Chiude
220
180 Chinese
800
500 Chinese
.1
19
.33 coats. Quang-on San-hing 20 13
Sai-tsing Teking.uu Teking-po
-150
100
Chiness
617 Clarke
360 Holnes
159 Goggin
O, MAN. OG
150
∙100
Chines
350
190 Calder
Powan
1800 Lefavour
-100
Chinese
100 Chineso
White Cloud
Tehun-tung
170.
Chinese
Lut Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
piala, per Day, ***
picada, per Lond,_..-
2nd Class Carge Best of 600
picula, por Day,...
2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
picula, per Load, ***
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-ken Boat of
300 piculs, per Day, ***
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ila-kau Beat of
300 picula, per Load,
3rd Class Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Boat of
300 piculs, Half Day,
Ватирана,
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post or Pullaway Boats, per Day,....
degree of literary zeal to that which was at Book Rates between lingkung and sy displayed during the lifetime of its prode of the British Post Offices in China, as well comor in the field, and that the China Erview as to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straits may recaive the support necesary to Isaure Settlements, Ceylon and India. They must dimensions, 2 feet not exceed the following
1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more than 5lbs., nor be smaller than 3 in. by 2 -Such parcels may be wholly closed
its continuance,
NOW READY.
THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT ING CHINESE with special refer- enco to PABYNERSHIP REGISTRATION AND BANKRUPTUY LAWS IN HONGKONG.
long
ور
An-lan $1.00 Ches-hing
One Hour, Half-an-Hour-m After 6 P..........10 canta extra
+
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
Nothing in this Scale prevents private Hoi-chong-ching agraeizonta
Scate
STERET COOLLEN.
of Hire for Street Coolies.
if they bour this special endorsement, the Day.. FARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, bitty Half Day....... purcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General. In the Cape of Parcels Three Hours, rents aprkjourn for India a declaration of contents and One Hour Copies may be had at the China Mail value is required, s printed form for which Half Hour,... Office, and at Mesra, LASE, CRAWFORD &is supplied gratie. The Registration of
-Price, 75 cents,
Nothing in the above Scale to affect Parcels for India and Gerion is compulsory, private agreements.
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